Combines Kuchar products

[tbran]

how much denario

 

[Brian]

He wanted $700. Could probably make quick in machine shop for $200...didn't look like rocket science to me. One thing that makes me think he may be on to something is that last year we complety remove every other row of bars in R-72...I thought I would try to one up the Hypers. Worked great in soybeans but rotor loss was unblievable in corn. Put back in low bars and rotor loss was gone.

 

[tj]

George Kuchar is correct, if the fillers are convex shaped (curved outward, as opposed to concave (curved inward)and set at the proper distance below the top of the rotor bars. If they set too far out, they hide a portion of the bar face and you lose some ability to pull material in. If they set too far in, you've lost some ability to maintain threshing pressure. The first condition will shatter ears and the second condition will leave kernels on the cob unless you use a higher cylinder speed. If fillers aren't sealed very tightly, balance can become a problem.

 

[Tom_Russell]

Is it possible to seal filler bars well enough so dirt doesnt get behind themIJ My experience with filler bars has been a disaster because of dirt buildup, which soon causes cylinder imbalance. The cylinder bounced so badly I was afraid it was going to jump out of the machine. Tom in MN

 

[tj]

We haven't found a way to permanently seal them, and I'm not sure it's possible. RTV silicone works for a while, but as soon as a cylinder bar or mount flexes (and this happens fairly often),the seal is gone. Also when you've done this, they are even more miserable to take out. It really doesn't matter what brand the machine is and it doesn't take much of an opening to cause the problem. A hole the size of a ballpoint pen point in an IH rotor will allow enough dust into the rotor in a couple of days to knock it out of balance, and it happens much more quickly with filler plates where flexing of the components opens a wider gap.